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150g Brown Sugar in Cups

150 grams of packed brown sugar is ⅔ cup 220g per US cup. Cookies, crumbles and banana breads sit here, and packed brown sugar is heavier per cup than white sugar because the molasses binds the crystals.

How many cups is 150g of packed brown sugar?

150 grams of packed brown sugar equals:

approximate cup
0.68
decimal cup
11
tablespoons
220g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 10 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. It is about 30% of a 500 g box of brown sugar.

These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

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220g per cup
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150 grams of Brown Sugar (Packed) is about ⅔ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 220 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
cups
0.68
tbsp
10.9
tsp
32.7
About 10.9 tablespoons or 32.7 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 10 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 220g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 220g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (220g per US cup) is unchanged.

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150g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 150 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient150g in cupsg per cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)⅔ cup220
All-Purpose Flour1¼ cups125
Granulated Sugar¾ cup200
Butter⅔ cup227

See all 150g conversions on the 150 grams to cups chart.

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

Grams of packed brown sugarCupsTablespoons
120g½ cup8.73 tbsp
125g⅝ cup9.09 tbsp
130g⅝ cup9.45 tbsp
140g⅝ cup10 tbsp
160g¾ cup12 tbsp
165g¾ cup12 tbsp
170g¾ cup12 tbsp
175g¾ cup13 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 150g of packed brown sugar?

150 grams of packed brown sugar is ⅔ cup. In kitchen measures that is 10 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of packed brown sugar?

One US cup of packed brown sugar weighs about 220 grams, one tablespoon about 13.75 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.58 grams. This page divides 150 grams by that cup weight.

Is 150g of packed brown sugar the same as 150g of all-purpose flour?

No. 150g of packed brown sugar is ⅔ cup, while 150g of all-purpose flour is 1¼ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 150g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 10 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

Is it better to weigh packed brown sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the packed brown sugar is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.